Poet Pam Macpherson at Joslin Library Sat.

Past event
Mar 25, 2017, 2 to 3:30 PM

Celebrating the Publication of Vigil: The Poetry of Presence by Pamela Heinrich MacPherson
Saturday, March 25th at 2:00 PM

Poet Pamela Heinrich MacPherson will discuss her book, Vigil: The Poetry of Presence. This is a collection of sixty-five poems written from the perspective of a seasoned hospice volunteer sitting vigil with individuals in the last days and moments of their life. A native of Burlington, MacPherson has been a community advocate for end-of-life care for over three decades. She is a graduate of the Jeanne Mance School of Nursing and served as Hospice Volunteer Coordinator for the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Chittenden and Grand Isle County. She is a founding member of VNA’s Madison-Deane Initiative, an organization that seeks to change the face of dying through education of the general public and healthcare professionals.

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